Saturday, July 31, 2010

Dozens of Decatur students will attend classes in trailers this year at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center, while about 50 administrators run their offices out of a former elementary school. --

Dozens of Decatur students will return to classes Monday in trailers while their administrators work from inside a half-empty school.

City Schools of Decatur officials say the trailers are temporary for one year while they finish building a new school.

But parents don’t understand why the 40 administrators who work out of the former Westchester Elementary School don’t spend the year in trailers instead.

“Anyone who is familiar with Westchester can see it’s a school built for children,” said Emily Kandetzki, who has four children in Decatur schools. “It’s heart-wrenching to walk into a classroom and see them filled with big black leather chairs and administrators.”

Westchester was built as an elementary school, complete with bathrooms in each classroom, brightly colored walls, cubbies and low-hanging hooks. A playground sits on a large grassy field.

The small district will use 10 trailers this school year while it finishes construction of a new school at the site of the former Fifth Avenue school, communications director Bruce Roaden said.

The new school, which is slated to open in Aug. 2011, will be for fourth and fifth graders. Renovations are also under way at the middle and high schools.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Trackside Tavern in Decatur, GA, has been closed since Jan. 2009 when a fire destroyed most of the building it occupied since 1982. For a year and a half it has been gone, but not for long, look for a clone of the building to rebuilt in same location very soon. follow Trackside Tavern facebookfan page for updates

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

125 E. Trinity Place is an approximately 16,500 square foot retail/office building located in the heart of downtown Decatur, GA. The building has had a complete interior and exterior renovation and has 40 parking spaces in the rear that are available to tenants and their guests at no charge. In addition to walking traffic, Church Street has traffic counts of 13,900 per day and East Trinity Place has traffic counts of 11,330 per day.

Located on East Trinity Place between the intersections of N. McDonough Street and Church Street, 125 E. Trinity Place is located in the heart of downtown Decatur. It is located adjacent to Chick-fil-A and Greene's Fine Foods, across the street from Decatur City Hall and the Dekalb County Courthouse. It is within easy walking distance to the Decatur Square and MARTA train station.

Rexall Grill in Duluth is reopening Tuesday more than a month after it was forced to shut down when the operator failed to pay state sales taxes.

The landmark restaurant on Buford Highway will begin serving at 5:30 a.m., with mostly the same menu and wait staff but with a fresh coat of paint and a new management team, property owner Lynda Alley said.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

As I was motivatin' over the hillI saw maybellene in a coup de ville.A cadillac a-rollin' on the open road,Nothin' will outrun my V-8 Ford.The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five,She's bumper to bumber rollin' side by side.

They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck saleThe coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blastSeven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazzBut when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

--Amy Ray and Emily Saliers met when they were in elementary school in Decatur, Georgia.They performed together for the first time in the school chorus which sang James Taylor's "A Junkie's Lament" for a talent show. They became a duo in their high school English class, where they wrote songs and tested them out on their teacher. (They still keep in touch with his mom.) As The Indigo Girls, Amy and Emily have traveled far since those days. Grammy Award winners, they may be best known for their hits "Shame on You" and "Closer to Fine."

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

DeKalb Countystudents can make sure they are prepared for school with free vaccines.

The free health screenings will also include hearing, vision and dental exams. The back-to-school health event is scheduled for July 30 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Knollwood Elementary School on Santa Monica Drive in Decatur. Registration starts at 8 a.m.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The DeKalb County Police Department is opening a mini precinct at River and Flakes Mill roads, spokesman Officer Jason Gagnon said.

“They are in that location to better serve the citizens in south DeKalb,” Gagnon said.

Gagnon said the expense is minimal because the county already owns the building and uses it as a fire station. No additional officers will be hired, but officers from other areas will be moved to staff the new precinct.

“We’re looking at our manpower and how to best utilize the staffing we have,” Gagnon said.

Decatur is looking for public comment Tuesday night on plans to remake the former school that houses its police department.

The city hired an architect to help design a master plan for the renovation or redevelopment of the Beacon School Complex on Trinity Place. The building is home to the city’s police department, the Ebster Recreation Center and performance space.

A public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Decatur City Hall on the project. Additional meetings will be held in the future.

Avondale Estates has hired its first city planner and economic development director, to help realize its dream of remaking its downtown.

Keri Stevens began the new job on July 13. Her first job will be to bring Avondale’s comprehensive plan up-to-date, while also reviewing plans for its lake district and Tudor Village downtown.

The small city has been working for nearly two years on how to best lure small shops and high-end housing and offerings that have taken off in neighboring Decatur.

Stevens has experience with both small and historic cities on that front. She most recently was a senior urban planner with Pond and Company, handling project management and work on a mixed-use overlay district for the city of Griffin.

Monday, July 19, 2010

At the Decatur City Commission meeting a couple of weeks ago they approved the North McDonough Streetscape project, at that time Mayor Bill Floyd made a comment about looking into expanding the tunnel that's underneath the railroad tracks, located on East College Ave. and Howard Ave to help improve pedestrian safety. It is used by Agnes Scott students walking to downtown Decatur. As a kid my brothers and I used it all the time walking to Decatur to go to the show as we lived behind Agnes Scott College.

Because the film, which will once again star Vin Diesel, is to be set in Brazil, the casting folks will be looking for people who appear to be from there. They’re interested in “good looking” folks ages 18 to 30.

They’re also looking for cars to star as automotive extras. “Custom street racers,” whatever that means, are especially welcome.

But the bottom line is this: hot looking people and hot looking cars, come on.

If you’re interested please e-mail pictures of you and your ride, along with your age and contact info to ff5extras@gmail.com.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

We turned five this month, and we want you to come celebrate five years of storytimes, author visits, camps, special events, and great books with us! We'll read some of our favorite books, mingle with our favorite customers (yes, that means you!), listen to live music and eat (what else?) Birthday cake!

We'll have an open mic time where you can share some of your favorite Little Shop moments and memories. So be thinking of some good ones.

We'll also toast to our success, and to all of you, who have helped to keep us around these past five years. We are so thankful for your enthusiasm and support!

The party will take place Thursday, July 29 at 7 pm here at the shop! And by now you should know that we throw a good party. So bring your whole family and come on out for the celebration!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Decatur, GA. ---- Then----Well you won't find it (the art work) at Victory Vintage Home.The Famous Pink and Black 1950's vintage art work has been paintedover by Meldora Hair Salon which is due to open soon.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

It’s an Atlanta landmark that’s been around for more than six decades, serving Southern favorites such as tomato pie, macaroni and cheese and fried chicken.

The only thing richer than the food at Mary Mac’s Tea Room is perhaps the restaurant’s history and popular customs. From filling out your order form and getting that first complimentary cup of pot likker with a piece of corn bread, to its famous diners (Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter, Hillary Rodham Clinton and James Brown, to name a few), Mary Mac’s has certainly made its mark.

This week, John Ferrell, who took over ownership of the tea room in 1994, will share 125 recipesin his new cookbook,“Mary Mac’s Tea Room: 65 Years of Recipes From Atlanta’s Favorite Dining Room” (Andrews McMeel, $27.99).

Monday, July 12, 2010

This sent in by Kim Scarborough of Fleet Feet Sports Decatur----Fleet Feet Sports Decatur will celebrate its second anniversary this weekend, July 17-18, and invites the entire community to join in the celebration. They are offering free activities and sales to mark this milestone. Owned and operated by Decatur residents, the store specializes in running and walking shoes, apparel and accessories.

From owners Clay and Karen Scarborough: We've had such a wonderful time serving you and being a part of the Decatur community, and we hope you'll help us make our birthday weekend a festive one!

ATLANTA, July 9, 2010 – The Summer 2010 class schedule has been released by The Cook’s Warehouse with its usual depth of cuisine and subject matter.

From “Simple Cooking 101 – Say Hello to Your Stovetop” to advanced, hands-on classes with local chefs, there are 150 classes to pick from and one for every age level and interest in this quarter’s classes.

Well-known local chefs – including Ron Eyester of Rosebud, Justin Keith of Food 101 and Jay Swift of 4th and Swift – will be at the head of a class, and visiting chefs include Giuliano Hazan of the famous Italian cooking family who will teach as well.

As far as cuisines, students may choose from Indian, Italian, sushi with sake, Thai, vegetarian, Panama, Mexican and seafood.

Also available are lessons in a variety of subject-oriented courses from Big Green Egg (grilling), no-cooking dinner parties, tailgating, tapas and hors d’oeuvres, pizza, one-dish dinners, salsas and sauces, pasta, or lemon and lavender, among others.

There are technique classes such as canning and preserving, dehydration, fondant, pâte à choux and eggs.

Although most classes include wine after cooking demonstrations, there are strictly “Wine” and “Wine and Food Pairings” classes as well.

And there are even kids’ classes and kids’ summer camps for ages 3 to 5, 6 to 9 or 10 to 17.

The Cook’s Warehouse ( www.cookswarehouse.com ) is greater Atlanta’s premier gourmet cookware store and cooking school with three locations in Midtown, Decatur and Brookhaven.It offers more than 15,000 products for the kitchen and operates the largest avocational cooking school in the Southeast, conducting more than 600 classes yearly, often taught by local chefs, and has a large web-based delivery-by-post site.

Owned and operated by founder Mary S. Moore, The Cook’s Warehouse also retails high-end appliances; conducts private cooking classes for unique celebrations and corporate events, and is a pro bono partner with virtually every major cooking event and gourmet association in Atlanta.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Seventeen new DeKalb County police officers will hit the streets Friday.

CEO Burrell Ellis and public safety director William “Wiz” Miller will present badges to the 90th police academy class Friday before the officers get their patrol assignments.

The new officers will help fill some of the vacancies left by about 80 officers who took early retirement at the end of May. The new officers will work as patrol officers, while the majority of the retiring officers were in the upper ranks.

The graduation ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. in the Maloof Auditorium at 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur.

It’s the new AJC Decatur Book Festival monster, and it doesn’t have a name.

You can be the one to name it! Propose the best name for the monster and win VIP access to the AJC DBF, September 3-5, and an iPad!

Name submissions are due July 18, so you’d better start brainstorming! Voting on the top five names runs from July 26 to August 1, and the winner and the monster’s name will be announced August 14 at the Roseanne Cashbook signing at Agnes Scott College’s Presser Hall. Come on, everyone deserves a name—especially monsters! Name ours atAccess Atlanta.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jack Johnson's victory over Jim Jeffries with Mike Glenn. The former NBA basketball player, author, rare book collector, TV analyst and African-American memorabilia enthusiast will talk about the significance of the boxing match and display many pictures, newspaper articles, and other items highlighting the fight. Included is a demonstration with Xavier "Bad Pads" Biggs of the Decatur Boxing Club.Funding provided by Friends of the Decatur Library.http://www.dekalblibrary.org

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The Court House looks so much better without that bandstand built in the middle of the front steps. Why would they block the front view. Why don't they move it to the left about 100 feet over in the grass area.

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